Photo: Ecole des trois soleils students clean up Iqaluit Sept. 21

Kirsten MacDonald and Maika Niego-Akavak, along with about 40 other students from Ecole des Trois-Soleils, clean up a creek in Iqaluit Sept. 21 as part of the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup. The cleanup happens across the country from Sept. 15 to 23 to raise awareness of the harmful effects of shoreline litter on the environment and people. "It's just our way of contributing to what is a big problem in Iqaluit," Grade 9 teacher François Ouellette said, adding that it's the school's third year participating in the cleanup effort. "This is completely in line with what we're doing in the school. Environmental consciousness is something that is a part of our core teachings." (PHOTO BY DAVID MURPHY)